The National Youth Opportunities Towards Advancement (NYOTA) Project has announced the schedule for the NYOTA Business Development Skills (BDS) training.
In an notice on Thursday, November 13, the project said the training will be conducted across 25 counties from November 14 to 17.
According to the NYOTA Project, those chosen to take part in the program will receive official notifications indicating their specific venues for training.
"NYOTA Business Development Skills (BDS) Training will be commencing in the following counties. Those selected will receive official SMS notifications indicating the venue of their training," the notice read.
NYOTA Project further emphasized that attending the scheduled training is a compulsory requirement for all selected individuals before they can qualify for financial support.
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"Attendance of the BDS training is mandatory for all selected beneficiaries to qualify for the next step; which is receiving business capital support under the NYOTA Project," the notice added.
In the Lower Eastern region, the training will take place in Kitui, Machakos, and Makueni counties.
In the North Rift region, the counties set to host the sessions include Uasin Gishu, Trans Nzoia, West Pokot, Turkana, Baringo, and Laikipia.
The Upper Eastern region will cover Meru, Tharaka Nithi, Embu, and Isiolo counties. In the South Rift and Maa region, the training will be held in Nakuru, Narok, Kajiado, and Nandi counties.
Finally, in the Nyanza and South Rift region, the program will reach Siaya, Kisumu, Homa Bay, Migori, Kisii, Nyamira, Kericho, and Bomet counties.
This comes barely a day after NYOTA Project issued a warning to the public over a fake mobile application falsely claiming to be linked to it.
In a statement on Wednesday, November 12, NYOTA cautioned Kenyans against falling victim to scammers circulating misinformation about the supposed app.
"NYOTA Project has no fund app. The information being circulated about the fund app is fake. Youth, let’s stay alert so that we don’t fall victim to fraudsters," the notice read.
The warning came two weeks after the Micro and Small Enterprises Authority (MSEA) warned Kenyans against fraudulent M-PESA messages claiming that youth have received funds from the NYOTA Project or NYOTA Foundation.
In a statement released on Monday, October 27, MSEA issued a scam alert after receiving multiple reports of fake messages prompting recipients to send money to unknown numbers.
"We have received reports of fraudulent M-Pesa messages claiming that youth have received funds from the NYOTA Project or NYOTA Foundation and prompting recipients to send money to unknown numbers," the statement read.
MSEA emphasised that no M-PESA payments have been made to any beneficiaries of the programme, and urged the public to be vigilant and only trust communications from verified sources.
"Please note: NYOTA has not sent any M-Pesa-related payments. All official SMS communication to youth will be sent only from 'Nyota Ke' and through the project's verified social media pages," the statement added.
As such, the authority called on Kenyans to exercise caution when receiving suspicious messages.
“We urge the public to ignore, avoid sharing, and report any such messages or suspicious activity," the statement concluded.
